Washboard



[No Model.)

S. L. BARNDOLLAR. WASHBOARD No. 595,934. Patented Dec. 21, 1897.

0 y y W Y m NITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

SAMUEL L. BARNDOLLAR, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHBOARD.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No.1595,934, dated December 21, 1897.

Application led April 24, i897.'r

T all whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known thatI, SAMUEL L. BAENDOL- LAR, a citizen of the United States of America,

' residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in-` vented certain new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in washboards, and has for its object to construct a washboard having a soap-holding attachment that will permit the water to drain from the soap and be carried into direct contact with the rubloing-surface of the board, and this may be accomplished by constructing a holder out of a separate piece of material from that forming the rubbing-board or by forming the rubbing-board and the holder in one piece and doubling the portion forming the holder upon itself, the top plate thus formed being provided with a series of perforations or slits to carry the water drained from the soap into contact with the rubbing-surface and to this end the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more specifically described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. p

The invention has for its further object to construct a washboard combining a self-draining soap-holder which will be extremely simple in its construction, strong, durable, effectual in its operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and which by reason of its peculiar formation will be so arranged or constructed as to prevent any leakage of water from the sides of the soap-holder or from the protector formed at the top thereof, but will compel the same to iiow into direct contact with the rubbing-surface.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, and wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views,in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved washboard, showing the holder and rubbing-board formed in two separate pieces and with the holder partly broken away to show the manner in which the same is secured Serial No. 633,603. (No model.)

in the standards or side rails. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the board, taken on line X X of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal view of the soap-holder and a portion of the rubbing-board formed in one piece. Fig. 4 is a plan View showing a modified form of holder, the upper plate of which Abeing slotted in this construction instead of 'being provided with perforations, as shown in Fig. l.A

Referring now to the drawings by referenceletters, a represents the rubbing-surface of the board, which may be of any ordinary construction and is secured in any suitable manner in the side rails or4 standards b. These side rails or standards extend sufficiently far above the top of the rubbing-board to receive the soap-holder, which is secured in grooves b', formed in the inner face of the standards or side rails and conforming to the general outline of the holder, and a protector, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The lower edge of the soap-holder is adapted to be about flush with the rubbing-surface of the board, and from this point extends backward, forming an incline C, and from this upward to or nearly to the top of the standards, where it is curved and bent upon itself to form the protector d and extends downward in alinement with the rear plate e, where it is coiled to form a bead f, which acts as a rest for the soap. The top plate g of the holder thus formed is provided with a series of perforations g', the lower row of which are in close proximity to the bead f, these perforations serving to drain the water from the soap to the rear plate e, and the incline c serves to carry the same out into contact with the rubbing-surface. This draining means may be also accomplished by cutting slits in the plate g and striking or bending down the edges of the material at these slits, so as to form slots g2, extending verticallywith the board, which will also serve A to carry the water from the soap onto the back plate, from which point'it is carried by reason of the incline c onto the rubbing-surface. These two forms of a draining-plate Ihave shown,though it will of course be apparent that other means may be employed for forming a drainingplate to answer the same purpose as is herein described. 'By thus securing the edges of the IOO material in the grooves of the side rails or standards, said grooves being shaped to conform to the outline of the holder, the water is prevented from passing in any direction except downward into Contact with the rubhing-surface, the protector at the top of the board being formed integral with the holder.

Many advantages will be observed in this construction, as it will be noted that a perfeet drainage of the holder is at all times obtained, and all the water which passes through the perforations onto the back plate is instantly carried from the incline to the rubbing-surface, which will serve to prevent any water from remaining within any portion of the holder and securing a perfect ventilation of the board at the upper part thereof, or that portion containingthe holder.

It will also be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction wit-hout departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a Washboard, a rubbing-board, a soapholder formed of a single piece of material which is bent upon itself and the front plate thereof being perforated and terminating at its lower edge in a bead, the said plate having an outwardly-bent portion at its top forming a protector, and the rear plate being formed with an incline at its base to carry the Water from the soap into direct contact with the top of the rubbing-board, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a washboard, a rubbing-board, said rubbing-board having an upward extension, a portion of said extension bent forward upon itself to form a soap-holder, said soap-holder being provided with openings to drain the water, and the rear portion of said holder being formed with an incline at its base to carry the water into direct contact with the rubbing-board at its top, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL L. BARNDOLLAR.

IVitnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, GEO. PARKER. 

